1990s uprising in Bahrain

1990s uprising in Bahrain
A CIA WFB map of Bahrain.
Date	December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17) – March 6, 1999 (1999-03-06)[1]
Location	Bahrain
Caused by	Dissolution of parliament
Goals	Reinstatement of parliament
Methods	Demonstrations Civil resistance Strikes
Resulted in	Democratic reforms; reinstatement of parliament
Parties
Leftist, Islamist, liberal political parties, and relatively small select militias Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain Hezbollah – Bahrain Government of Bahrain Bahrain Defence Force Special Security Force Command
Lead figures
Sheikh Abdul Amir Al-Jamri Abdulwahab Hussain Hasan Mushaima Saeed al-Shehabi Ali Salman Abdullatif Al-Mahmood Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Ian Henderson
Casualties and losses
1 soldier killed 3+ police officers killed[2]
40+ civilians killed (including one executed on charges of killing a soldier)

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History of Bahrain
Ancient Bahrain Dilmun Tylos Awal
Historical region Islam in Bahrain Al-Ala'a Al-Hadrami
Reigning Dynasties Qarmatians Uyunid dynasty Usfurid and Jarwanid dynasties Jabrid dynasty
Portuguese occupation Muqrin ibn Zamil Antonio Correia
Safavid hegemony 1717 Omani invasion of Bahrain
1783–1971 1783 Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain Perpetual Truce of Peace and Friendship (1861) 1895 coup d'etat attempt Administrative reforms of the 1920s first oil well (1932) National Union Committee March 1965 Intifada Bahraini independence survey, 1970
State of Bahrain State Security Law era 1981 coup d'état attempt 1990s Uprising
Kingdom of Bahrain 2000s in Bahrain 2011 uprising
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The 1990s uprising in Bahrain (Arabic: الانتفاضة التسعينية في البحرين) also known as the uprising of dignity^[3] (Arabic: انتفاضة الكرامة) was an uprising in Bahrain between 1994 and 1999 in which leftists, liberals and Islamists joined forces to demand democratic reforms. The uprising caused approximately forty deaths and ended after Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa became the Emir of Bahrain in 1999^[4] and a referendum on 14–15 February 2001 massively supported the National Action Charter.^[5] The uprising resulted in the deaths of around 40 civilians and at least one Bahraini soldier.^[6][7]